EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TIPS

OBJECTIVES
The objective of the proposed pilot project is to demonstrate an interoperable technical infrastructure dedicated to the implementation of child protection mechanisms (such as age verification) and parental consent mechanisms based on relevant EU legislation such as the AVMSD and GDPR. Technical measures will be based on the use of electronic identification (eID) means (in particular, electronic identification schemes notified by Member States under the Regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (eIDAS Regulation)).

Specific objectives:
The pilot project shall:
1) Undertake a large-scale mapping of existing methods of age-verification and obtaining parental consent in the context of online child protection. This mapping should cover methods used in EU Member States, but should also cover widely used non-EU solutions, both open-source and propriety.
The mapping should result in a comprehensive overview of existing age verification and parental consent methods, and the different age limits they aim to target. The mapping should also identify relevant good practices, including those ensuring compliance with the AVMSD and the GDPR.
2) Based on an assessment of the mapping presented to the Commission, design, implement and test an interoperable infrastructure for child online protection including in particular age-verification and obtaining parental consent of users of
video-sharing platforms or other similar online services, using different approaches, including for example eID. The infrastructure shall take into consideration the relevant articles of the AVMSD and be designed in a manner compliant with the GDPR and cover a minimum of 3 EU Member States/EEA countries.

General objectives of the initiative
The EU Aid Volunteers initiative aims to contribute to strengthening the Union's capacity to provide needs-based humanitarian aid aimed at preserving life, preventing and alleviating human suffering and maintaining human dignity and to strengthening the capacity and resilience of vulnerable or disaster-affected communities in third countries, particularly by means of disaster preparedness, disaster risk reduction, and by enhancing the link between relief, rehabilitation and development.

The objective of the call is to fund projects involving the selection, preparation and deployment of junior and senior EU Aid Volunteers, apprenticeship for junior volunteers and online volunteering.
The deployment of senior and junior professionals, apprenticeships for junior professionals and online volunteering opportunities shall contribute to:
- Capacity building of vulnerable or disaster-affected communities in third countries;
- Resilience building and disaster risk management in vulnerable, fragile or disasteraffected countries and forgotten crises;
- Disaster prevention, preparedness, disaster risk reduction and recovery from natural and man-made disasters, including the impacts of climate change:
- Enhancing the link between relief, rehabilitation and development;
- Support to emergency response operations

BUDGET AVAILABLE
The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at EUR 13 500 000 (maximum co-financing is 85%).
The maximum grant will be EUR 1 400 000. Grant requests below EUR 60 000 will not be considered for funding. The Agency expects to fund 12 proposals